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SOLUTION

/səˈl(j)uːʃən/8 letters

Definition of SOLUTION

noun

A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion (French solution), from Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō, from the verb solvō. Compare solve, -tion.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SOLUTION in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 102
Its 19 boards, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
19
Boards found on
26
First board
100
Latest board
11
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.

First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.

Built from these letters

SOLUTION
8
Letters
4
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

SOLUTION starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ILNOOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.

Words that start SOLUTI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SOLUTIVESOLUTIONSSOLUTIONALSOLUTIONEDSOLUTIONINGSOLUTIONIST

Could you have found SOLUTION?

OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 26 - and most players walked straight past it.

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